4 Fun Apps for When You're Taking Some Much Needed Downtime

You work nonstop during the week to ensure you're hitting your personal and professional goals. The thought of sitting on your couch, hanging with friends and watching Netflix sounds totally foreign to you at the start of the week.

But have you ever considered the fact that taking breaks, relaxing, and hanging out with friends can actually help you be more productive? Study after study shows breaks being incredibly important for not only mental health, but productivity too.

In this post, we'll take a look at some great apps you can play with when you're taking that valuable time for yourself and friends.

With Netflix Party, the notion of "Netflix and Chill" is taken to an entirely new level.

Netflix Party is a Chrome extension for watching Netflix remotely with friends, e.g., for movie nights with that long-distance special someone. It synchronizes video playback and even adds a group chat functionality to the spin.

How many times have you been with a friend or significant other and have spent hours trying to figure out where to go, if you should have pizza, or anything of the sort? Surely getting a third party's opinion with a simple "yes" or "no" would solve everything, right?

That's where "Yes or No" comes in. Yes or No makes decision making easy backed with a suitable calendar.

Unless you've been unplugged from the internet for the past six months or so, you've probably noticed the excitement around video and filters – mostly popularized by Snapchat.

But just recently, an app called Masquerade (acquired by Facebook) shot into the spotlight thanks to its incredibly accurate face tracking and 3D face placement. Record video selfie animations, change the way you look and send it to friends with your favourite messengers and social networks.

So, with all of those great apps lined out for you – it's time to step away from your computer, kick your feet up, order a pizza, and just take a break!

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